
Brick House Tavern + Tapġ461 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, (630) 963-1104, /event/fathers-day/.

Available for dine-in, carryout or delivery. Or, he might enjoy specials such as shrimp rangoon dip ($11.90), pineapple-glazed shrimp ($18.90), Baja scallop scampi and shrimp ($21.90), shrimp rangoon topped salmon ($23.90), crab-crusted orange roughy ($26.90), crab-crusted pompano ($27.90), Key lime cake ($9) or the Fresh Watermelon Martini. Now through Father's Day, treat Dad to a bourbon-glazed, 7-ounce center-cut filet paired with five jumbo shrimp ($32.90) and a Smoked Old Fashioned made with Woodford Reserve bourbon, Angostura bitters and garnished with a Bordeaux cherry over a colossal ice cube. Take Dad and the whole family out for Father's Day specials such as slow-roasted prime rib, 22-ounce bone-in rib-eye, filet mignon and lobster tail, Parmesan-crusted New York strip and fresh halibut. It's $45 for adults and $20 for kids 10 and younger. Sunday features a filet grilling station omelet, waffle, French toast and pancake station breakfast and entree stations fruit and dessert stations and more. Leave the cooking to Beelows on Father's Day.

Other shareable options include lemon and blueberry yogurt, migas egg scramble and the baked French toast. Treat Dad to Beatrix's Father's Day special featuring a bacon, cheddar and egg sandwich and a beer, Bloody Mary or Bulletproof coffee for $15.95. Specials are available for dine-in, on the patio and carryout. The Italian cafe celebrates dads all weekend - Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, - with specials such as lobster burrata caprese, Gorgonzola-crusted beef risotto, turtle cheesecake and Antico Fashioned.

Finish the meal with crème caramel in tropical fruit soupe or chocolate souffle with Bailey's ice cream truffle. Then choose an entree, including filet au poivre and sautéed soft-shell crab with grilled asparagus and crispy thin frites whole Dover sole with cognac-lobster sauce, pomme puree and fava beans or twin grilled Catalpa Grove Farm lamb porterhouse steaks, roasted new potatoes with fennel sausage and English peas. Start with a choice of appetizer such as baked shrimp in garlic butter topped with puff pastry, oysters Rockefeller or prosciutto de parma wrapped santa clause melon. Chef Michael Lachowicz wants to make Father's Day easy for everyone this year, which is why Aboyer is offering the $69 three-course Father's Day dinner from 4-8 p.m.
